REAL SPACE ADVENTURE WITH ROBERT BRAND

STEM/STEAM Power at WotzUp Good Facebook friend Peter Ellis from Canberra in Australia attended a Wireless Institute of Australia Conference in Canberra that was address STEM/STEAM and HAM radio. He posted on my Facebook page: “AREG.org.au talked about Horus flights, … read more

HAM Radio Support for Mission Aussie HAM Radio Operator to Make an Impact on Mars 11 impacts to be precise. Early next year on a salt lake in Central Australia an Australian HAM radio operator will be conducting tests of … read more

Mars NanoLander Network Well, who would have thought? I am the architect of a real Mars mission. A fantastic project and an incredible program for me to really “launch into space”. Our new company – ThunderStruck Aerospace – is heavily … read more

What did you do before Breakfast? by Robert Brand: I spent the morning before breakfast (5am) calculating speeds for the Median Mars impactors and a new slowing system designed to use the worst case situation – low altitude deployment, but … read more

Mars Live – 20% Off Presented by: National Geographic Live – Mars Live! Exploration has always been a defining feature of what it means to be Human. Today this distinctly Human trait is as strong as ever with the exploration … read more

What, Why, How of Mars Median Mars Median by Robert Brand I wrote Wotzup to let people experience some fun space projects to do with space or even in space with basic opportunity like the ISS EarthKam. The Mars Median … read more

Median Mars Mission for Aussie Designer. By Robert Brand Well it looks like Mars, but the Australian red earth is a bit of a Mars analogue. Maybe one day we will settle kangaroos there, given their ability to survive in … read more

OFFER EXTENDED TO 21 Nov 2016 Save A$1,100 on Sending Payloads to the Stratosphere. We are trying to fill our calendar with low cost flights to the Stratosphere so you save A$1,100 min each flight. Our minimum price is usually … read more

A Staged Business Model by Robert Brand. To be clear, I will not go into the long term business details, profit and loss figures in a public forum and I will not be exposing any business plans other than a … read more

Spaceport Darwin – 55Km Drive from Town. by Robert Brand. It is clear that Australia needs a Space Agency and the Agency needs to help establish an Australian Spaceport. Given that it is only a matter of time I am … read more

Did I say that we were Building a Rocket? by Robert Brand. No we haven’t, but here is the buzz – we are developing significant rocket technology. It was ThunderStruck team member David Galea that headed his email with “Greetings … read more

HAM Radio Takes to the Skies By Robert Brand VK2URB. I have been helping a Queensland (Australia) Amateur radio group to launch a balloon payload to the stratosphere- AND to be successful in recovering the payload. The club is the … read more

UpLift-28, Please Sound Off. by Robert Brand. It is not something that we think about too often, but contemporary artists David Haines and Joyce Hinterding certainly have been wondering about it – sound – a lot. What passive sounds can … read more

Winged Spacecraft Takes Form Our ThunderStruck team has commenced design of the ThunderStruck Spacecraft. This graphic, courtesy of Project Thunderstruck team member David Galea, is just a doodle to break down the benefits of the Russian BOR-4 design. We then … read more

Jet Stream Winds bring Antarctic Weather I have to launch a balloon this weekend – commercial – UpLift -28. The winds over the eastern states are over 300kph in the jet stream and strangely, they are worse in the Stratosphere. … read more

by Robert Brand Flying Around Mars I promised real space adventure when I started WotzUp and I believe that we have delivered, but this post is starting to get serious. We have been approached by Murdoch University to test a … read more

by Robert Brand ULA Atlas V Launch – June 24th 2016 Now, I’m not talking about the little stuff that gets to a couple of kilometres. I’m talking about launches to orbit. I missed the largest modern launch earlier in … read more

Pajero Tracking Vehicle Update So lets look at what my son, Jason (14), and I have done and are doing about our tracking vehicle. We will have more, but we are planning on at least having our 4WD SUV ready … read more

Space Rich, Time Poor It has been too long since we posted about our activities in space. I apologise. We have been so busy and time to do “things” has been scarce. Website updates have stopped for some time. None … read more

Weather Balloon Sales Opening Soon in Australia. We will be setting up an online shop and selling weather balloons, balloon equipment, radio systems and much more for those interested in flying High altitude weather balloons and much more. I will … read more